'Where will money come from?': Shah slams RJD's govt job for every family promise

Criticising the RJDs poll promise of a government job to every family in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday sought to know from where the funds will be generated to pay the salaries.Addressing a gathering of intellectuals in Patna, Shah dubbed Congress leader Rahul Gandhis Voter Adhikar Yatra in the state as ghuspetiya bachao yatra save infiltrator yatra, asserting that the BJP wont allow illegal immigrants in the country.There are 2.8 crore families in Bihar.

Criticising the RJD's poll promise of a government job to every family in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday sought to know from where the funds will be generated to pay the salaries.

Addressing a gathering of intellectuals in Patna, Shah dubbed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in the state as 'ghuspetiya bachao yatra' (save infiltrator yatra), asserting that the BJP won't allow illegal immigrants in the country.

''There are 2.8 crore families in Bihar. Approximately 20 lakh people have government jobs. Now, Tejashwi Yadav has promised that he will give government jobs to 2.6 crore families. But to provide so many jobs, Rs 12 lakh crore is needed, which is four times the budget of Bihar,'' he claimed.

''This is a completely baseless and misleading promise to get votes. From where will the money come to pay the salaries?'' he asked.

Hitting out at the Congress, Shah said not a single infiltrator will be allowed to stay in the country.

''BJP's policy is quite clear. India is not a 'dharamshala'. Rahul 'baba', lead whatever yatra you want to lead. But, as long as the BJP is here, we will not allow infiltrators to live here,'' he said.

''You tell me, should the names of infiltrators be on Bihar's voters' list? We support the Election Commission's initiative. Not just in Bihar, infiltrators must be removed from the voters' list of the entire country. Rahul 'baba' is leading a 'ghuspetiya bachao yatra', let him do that,'' he said.

Shah said CM Nitish Kumar laid the foundation of good governance during the initial years of his tenure, which is why he is called 'Sushasan Babu'.

''He did three major works during Bihar 1.0. He freed the state from 'jungle raj' and restored law and order. He freed the state from corruption and provided reservations for women in government jobs,'' the senior BJP leader said.

''During the 11 years of the double-engine government, the partnership between PM Modi and the CM has worked to restore Bihar's lost dignity. Now, Bihar is ready to move forward. Bihar is ready to reclaim its position in the country's politics, economy, education system, and agricultural system. During the 15 years of 'jungle raj', Bihar lost all its dignity, splendour, and excellence in every sphere,'' he alleged.

Claiming that it took years for Kumar to bring the state back on track due to the damage caused by RJD chief Lalu Prasad's rule, Shah said that now the foundation has been laid to make a ''developed Bihar''.

He urged the voters to opt for the ''politics of performance'' and dump ''parties like Congress and RJD that promote dynasts''.

''Whether it is the Congress or the RJD, they are run by families. They have no concern about how much potential any youth of Bihar has,'' he claimed.

Shah said in the 20 years of the Nitish Kumar government, Bihar's GSDP has increased 15-fold.

''It has now reached Rs 11 lakh crore, which is a very strong foundation on which good work can be done. In 20 years, the state's budget has also increased 13-fold,'' he said.

''Bihar 2.0, meaning when the double-engine government of PM Modi and Nitish Kumar came to power, large infrastructure projects were launched in the state. No one could have even imagined 11 years ago that so many bridges would be built over the Ganga. Today, power cuts do not even exist here,'' he said.

Shah said elections in the state were earlier held in six phases, but now it is being held in just two phases as Bihar has become safe.

He said this will be the first election in Bihar in which voting will continue till 5 pm across the state, which has now become free of Naxalites.

Noting that the state will become the growth engine of eastern India and lead the nation in the AI revolution, Shah said the new government's focus will be to bring heavy industries here and create large-scale employment opportunities.

''The new NDA government will work towards opening data centres in the state,'' he said.

Listing the various achievements of the NDA government at the Centre, Shah claimed inflation is now lowest in the country in four decades.

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